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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2013 Mar;20(3):10.1097/GME.0b013e31826ce3ed. doi: 10.1097/GME.0b013e31826ce3ed

Table 2.

Change at weeks 6 and 12 in menopause-related symptoms and general impairment.

Measure Week M (SD) n M (SD) n Change from Baseline % Improvement p d (95% CI)
Structured Attention Control Clinical Hypnosis Structured Attention Control Clinical Hypnosis Structured Attention Control Clinical Hypnosis
HF FREQUENCY Baseline 75.21 (3.11) 94 75.26 (2.82) 93
6 week 68.26 (3.10) 90 27.19 (2.48) 84 −6.95 −48.07 9.24 63.87 p<.001 1.25 (38.84–47.85)
12 week 62.32 (3.43) 87 19.44 (1.96) 78 −12.89 −55.82 17.13 74.16 p<.001 1.27 (36.15–49.67)

HF-SCORE Baseline 22.94 (1.23) 94 23.43 (1.02) 93
6 week 21.03 (1.15) 90 6.71 (.79) 84 −1.91 −16.72 8.32 71.36 p<.001 1.23 (12.22–16.86)
12 week 19.41 (1.36) 87 4.61 (.56) 78 −3.53 −18.83 15.38 80.32 p<.001 1.21 (12.60–17.54)

HF MONITOR Baseline 8.85 (.75) 88 10.41 (1.00) 84
6 week 9.48 (.87) 78 6.15 (.81) 68 0.63a −4.26 7.11 40.92 p<.001 .52 (2.30–5.91)
12 week 7.97 (.70) 70 4.49 (.59) 49 −0.88 −5.92 9.94 56.86 p<.001 .67 (2.00–5.46)

HFRDIS Baseline 5.75 (.24) 94 5.87 (.23) 93
6 week 4.71 (.27) 90 1.85 (.21) 84 −1.04 −4.02 18.08 69.02 p<.001 1.10 (2.37–3.47)
12 week 4.43 (.28) 87 1.05 (.20) 78 −1.32 −4.82 22.96 82.11 p<.001 1.22 (2.74–4.02)

SLEEP (PSQI) Baseline 11.89 (.48) 94 11.69 (.56) 93
6 week 10.85 (.51) 90 6.10 (.47) 84 −1.04 −5.59 8.75 43.49 p<.001 1.04 (3.65–5.84)
12 week 10.66 (.55) 87 5.42 (.47) 78 −1.23 −6.27 10.34 53.63 p<.001 1.07 (3.69–5.93)

Abbreviations: HF, Hot Flash; HF-SCORE, Composite Score of Hot FlashFrequency X Hot Flash Severity; HF MONITOR, expert-rated hot flashes via skin conductance recording; HFRDIS, Hot Flash Related Daily Interference Scale, Mean score; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale -Anxiety subtotal; CESD, Center for Epidemiologic Studies -Depression Total Score; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index -Global score; CI, 95% confidence interval. Effect size measures are Cohen’s d not adjusted for baseline and 95% confidence intervals for mean differences.

a

Indicates increased hot flashes